May 12, 2021 | Avelar
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to keep prescription drug costs affordable and transparent, state Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, recently sponsored legislation to require all pharmacies to inform customers of the retail price of each drug or medical device...
May 12, 2021 | Tarver
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to prepare adolescents for re-entrance into society and reduce rates of recidivism, state Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation to provide civics education for inmates at the Department of Juvenile Justice...
May 12, 2021 | Buckner
CHICAGO – To protect residents from entering unwanted loan agreements, state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, advanced legislation that will prohibit the distribution of unsolicited loan checks to consumers. “As we’ve seen over the last year, people are in the need of...
May 5, 2021 | Hirschauer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to help teenagers prepare for the challenges of managing their money, state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, passed a proposal out of a House committee Wednesday that would allow a financial literacy course to be part of a high...
May 5, 2021 | Moylan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Furthering his efforts to clean up state government and root out corruption in Illinois, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, has thrown his full support behind a legislative effort that would prohibit any use of automated red-light cameras...